Reading vs West Bromwich Albion Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th October 2022

Reading welcome West Bromwich Albion for a clash in the Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium on Saturday. West Bromwich Albion celebrated two wins against Reading in their most recent meetings, outclassing their next opponent by 1-0 and 1-0.

The hosts are currently fifth in the Championship standings with 22 points after 13 rounds. West Bromwich Albion are trailing behind them on 11 points, which makes them 22nd in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Though only separated by a few points, Reading will have their work cut out for them this coming Saturday. West Bromwich Albion are favored to maintain the lead they hold on Reading in the Championship table.

Reading scored 13 goals, conceded 12 and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

West Bromwich Albion hit the target 14 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.4 goals a game. They conceded 1.4 goals per match for a total of 14 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

Reading vs West Bromwich Albion Prediction

Reading form

Reading have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which added four points to their tally. They claimed a 3-1 win against Huddersfield, before drawing 1-1 with Norwich. This little streak came to an end, when Queens P.R. proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat for Reading. Reading claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored ten goals.

Few would have predicted Reading to perform as well as they done silencing talk of relegation with nice performances.

West Bromwich Albion Form

In their previous three games, West Bromwich Albion lost 2-3 and 1-0 against Swansea and Preston, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Luton. West Bromwich Albion are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew four and lost two. They conceded eight goals while scoring six themselves.

West Bromwich Albion entered the season hunting for a title, however they find themselves far off track at this stage.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, West Bromwich Albion get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Reading.

Reading scored eight goals and conceded seven in their last seven games against teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. They collected 15 points and five victories. West Bromwich Albion claimed zero wins and two points in their last three games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded five goals.

Reading vs West Bromwich Albion Team News

Reading could have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with West Bromwich Albion this coming Saturday.

Abdul Rahman Baba, Shane Long, Liam Moore, Femi Azeez and Scott Dann nurses various injuries and won't take part for Reading against West Bromwich Albion at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

At the time of writing, West Bromwich Albion just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Semi Ajayi and Daryl Dike all face a spell on the sidelines for West Bromwich Albion due to various injuries.

Reading vs West Bromwich Albion H2H

West Bromwich Albion got the better of Reading in their most recent meetings, as they first won 1-0, then 1-0. West Bromwich Albion seem to have a bit of a love affair with Reading, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have West Bromwich Albion to win this match at best price odds of 2.10.

Reading vs West Bromwich Albion Results

Both teams scored five times in the previous ten matches between home side Reading and West Bromwich Albion. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.80.

Reading vs West Bromwich Albion Betting Tips

Lucas Joao scored twice in the six most recent games for Reading, with Brandon Thomas-Asante providing two goals for West Bromwich Albion in his last six.

Reading won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. West Bromwich Albion won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost three in this run. We are looking for goals at Select Car Leasing Stadium this coming Saturday, as seven of the last 10 matches here Reading had more than 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals happened two times. Of the last 10 away games for West Bromwich Albion, four had more than 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals happened three times.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Reading managed an average of 0.6 goals, with West Bromwich Albion averaging 1.3 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Reading’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.3 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of the last ten matches West Bromwich Albion played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.